Full Student Engagement Strategies – Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key engagement principles, instructional frameworks, and classroom strategies highlighted in the quiz notes.

Cognitive Engagement

A form of student involvement that emphasizes mental effort and problem-solving rather than passive reception of information.

“Mystery-Box” Inquiry

An open-ended laboratory activity in which students design tests to identify unknown substances, fostering cognitive engagement through problem-solving.

Bias Analysis Prompt

A teacher question (e.g., “How might each author’s context bias their claims?”) that pushes students to evaluate source perspective and deepen critical thinking.

Citation-Frequency Metric

Counting how often students reference course readings in online posts to gauge the quality—not just quantity—of their dialogue.

UDL – Multiple Means of Action and Expression

A Universal Design for Learning guideline that encourages varied product formats (podcast, infographic, experiment, etc.) so students can demonstrate mastery in different ways.

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

Vygotsky’s range of tasks a learner can accomplish with guidance; optimal learning occurs when activities are slightly beyond current ability but supported.

Scaffolding

Temporary supports (e.g., step-by-step hints) that help students tackle more complex tasks within their ZPD until independence is achieved.

Intrinsic-Motivation Feedback

Comments that emphasize process, insight, or personal meaning (e.g., “Your argument is clear and insightful; what inspired that angle?”) rather than rankings or scores.

Self-Determination Theory – Autonomy

The psychological need to feel volitional control; fulfilled when students co-create norms or make meaningful choices, boosting engagement.

ICAP Framework – Interactive Level

The highest engagement tier where learners jointly create knowledge through dialogue and collaboration, as in in-class problem-solving after a flipped lesson.

Formative Feedback Loop

Ongoing collection and use of student evidence (like reflection journals) to adjust instruction before final evaluation.

Three-Then-Me Rule

A discussion scaffold requiring a student to wait until three peers have spoken before contributing again, promoting equitable participation.

Flipped Classroom

An instructional model where direct instruction (videos, readings) is completed at home and application or problem-solving takes place during class time.

Equitable Behavioral Engagement

Classroom practices that balance participation among students, ensuring everyone has opportunities to speak, listen, and contribute.